Hello Gardeners!

Keep feeding, fertilizing and watering your garden. Don't forget your entries for the Spencer Fair. If you haven't received an exhibitor catalogue, you can still call Betty Wuelfing at 867-7424. There is a category for everyone...even if you enjoy photographing your garden or favorite plant...you can enter the photography class.

When you stop and think about gardening and plants, it's amazing how muchthey influence every part of our lives. The oxygen that we breathe, the food we eat, the clothes we wear are all dependent on the plant world. One thing that is intriguing is how plants are even part of our everyday language. Have you ever worn rose-colored glasses, came out smelling like a rose, or is your name Rose?? Is everything coming up roses and are you fresh as a daisy...is your name Daisy? Have you ever been lead down a primrose path or been a wallflower, clinging vine, or a pansy? You probably have friends like Rosemary, Violet, Jasmine, Lily, and Hyacinth. Our daily vocabulary is full of references to our plant world. We live on Elm Street, Maple Avenue, Pine Lane, Birch Drive, Sycamore Avenue and Hickory Street. People can be described as tall as an Oak Tree or straight as a Hickory. If you're a rotten potatoe or a bad apple, you probably smell as bad as skunk cabbage! How's your squash or your bean...cover them when you're out in the sun!! Don't pick the daisies, reap what you sow, and tiptoe through the tulips. You've most likely received sage advice, listened to a spicy story and have a potpourri of more plant inspired vocabulary.

So, while you're enjoying the fruits of your labor this summer...Happy Gardening!!

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